Updated: What I've Learned

This certainly has been an educational summer.  Since I am ::very:: into the overshare, I'll drop some knowledge all over the place. (Well, actually, just on this blog entry, which approximately 8 people read, so I guess my knowledge-droppings are less toilet-snakes and more dingleberries. I digress.)

1. Begin a vacation with relative strangers.  End a vacation with dear new friends.

My Hilton Head Crew - LOVE YOU GUYS!

2. Read RollingStone.com album reviews. Download said albums using Mediafire, Bit Torrent, or Megaupload. See God. (Current obsessions include The Drums, Surfer Blood, Junip, and the latest from The Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem.)
3. Break-ups are hard.  But every thundercloud does indeed have a shiny silver lining, and when one door (that you attempted to bash in with a speaker) is slammed in your face, a window opens somewhere.  Raise the blinds and step out into the sunlight, baby.
4. Truly great friends and family are worth their weight in gold, or cheese (and I'm JEWISH and saying this... I'd take the FRIENDS over the GOLD)
5. Spend as many hours as you can on the beach and in the water.  Not only is it enjoyable just for snicks, but everyone looks better with a tan.
6. Being a girl who can cook is apparently unique.  I did not know that before.
7. Do nice things for people; they'll like you better for it.
8. Don't do TOO many nice things for one person.  It places unnecessary pressure on him to reciprocate and he will eventually grow to resent you for it.
9. The gender choice of pronoun in #8 is intentional.
10. Love yourself, even when you're not at your most lovable.  You'll love yourself more for being able to look past your un-lovable-ness and love yourself in spite of and because of it.

And finally, I'd like to take it to the streets.  If anyone reads this, please, please, please, post a comment and tell me some things you've learned this summer.  I like learning.